Bleck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /blɛk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bleck is a noun meaning Any black fluid substance, as in blacking for leather, or black grease.
Meaning
Any black fluid substance, as in blacking for leather, or black grease.
More Meanings
- Soot, smut.
- (obsolete) A black man.
- (dialectal) Coalfish (Pollachius virens).
- (obsolete, dialect) To blacken.
- (obsolete, dialect) To defile.
- (rare) Alternative form of blech.
Example Sentences
Þerfore ȝif oure prelatis or oþere prestis, whatevere þei ben, ben opinly blecked by sacrifise of maumetrie, as wiþ covetise, þat is opinly sacrifise of fals goddys, and oþere grete sinnes, as pride, symonye, and man-quellinge, glotonye, dronkenesse, and lecherie, by þe same skil tyþis or offringis shulde be wiþdrawyn from hem by Goddis lawe, and be ȝoven to poeure nedy men, at ensaumple of riȝtful Tobie.
Word Forms
- blecks
- blecking
- blecked
Synonyms for bleck
Depending on context, synonyms include feh, pfaugh, pish, pshaw, pooh.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blatch, bletch, blacklet, black, blackstuff, blotch.
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